Tiffany Haddish takes her first Emmy for animating "Saturday Night Live"

Haddish was honored Saturday at Creative Arts Emmys for hosting "Saturday Night Live," while Katt Williams won the guest comedian award for "Atlanta."

Ron Cephas Jones of "This Is Us" and Samira Wiley of "The Handmaid's Tale" have accepted honors in the category of drama series.

Cephas, who plays a father who is back with his son (star of the series Sterling K. Brown) after a difficult life of addiction and loss, was invited backstage if his character would have been on television in the past.

"No, not in this incarnation It's not that the public was not ready, but maybe the leaders, or the people who have their say, would probably not have been ready for that kind But now we are, we are moving forward and moving forward. "

Samira Wiley of "The Handmaid's Tale" received honors in the Drama Series category at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. (Photo: Getty Images)

In another step forward Saturday, Shauna Duggins became the first woman to win an Emmy for coordinating stunts for a humorous series or variety for "GLOW" on women's wrestling in the 1980s.

The Creative Arts Emmys have prepared the table for NBC's main ceremony on Sept. 17, which could also advance inclusivity on-screen and off-line. Donald Glover, star and creator of Atlanta, won trophies last year for his role as actor and director.

Tracee Ellis Ross of "black-ish" and Issa Rae of "Insecure" compete for the honors of the comedies. On the drama side, Brown could repeat as Best Actor for "This Is Us" with Jeffrey Wright of "Westworld" among his competitors, while Sandra Oh, the star of "Killing Eve" could become the first actress of origin Asian to win the first prize. .

Haddish, a property in vogue since her performance in the movie "Girls Trip", has been an Oscar host and host of MTV Movie & TV Awards. She co-starred in the sitcom "The Last O.G."

It was a no-show at the Emmys, but presenter Tichina Arnold had fun accepting for her.

"Tiffany could not be here tonight.But, guess what, Tiffany! I have your prize, girl!" Arnold said, waving the statuette with triumph.

"I think you'll have to give it back," said presenter Gerald McRaney ("This Is Us").

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The TV franchise "Star Trek" received the Governor's Award. William Shatner, star of the original 1960s series, and Sonequa Martin-Green's "Star Trek: Discovery" in 2018 accepted the award, along with other actors with "Star Trek" credentials, including Walter Koenig, Jeri Ryan and Levar Burton.

"Star Trek has lasted because it represents an ideal greater than the sum of our parts," said Shatner. "The hope of" Star Trek "is not just to show us what we can be tomorrow, but the real hope lies in the way it was adopted and looked for to reach the best version of ourselves."

A revised version of the two-part creative arts ceremony on Saturday and Sunday will be broadcast on FXX at 8 pm AND 15 September.

Other awards presented on Saturday include:

► Character voiceover performances: Alex Borstein, "Family Guy".

► Program of animation: "Rick and Morty."

► Abbreviated program of animation: "Chicken Robot."

► Dramatic comedy or drama series: "James Corden's Next James Corden."

► Actor in a humorous or dramatic series: James Corden.

► Actress in a humorous or dramatic series: Christina Pickles, "Break A Hip."

► Telefilm: "USS Callister (black mirror)."

► Commercial: "The Talk", P & G.

► Musical composition for a series (original drama score): Ramin Djawadi, "Game of Thrones: The Dragon and the Wolf".

► Musical composition for a limited series, film or special (original drama score): Cyrille Aufort, "The penguin walk 2: the next step"

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